Design of an ad hoc wireless network for wildlife telemetry tracking in the Cederberg

[摘要] ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This thesis involves research on wildlife telemetry tracking for the Cape Leopard Trust(CLT). The CLT needed a network to transfer GPS data and single frame photos fromremote locations in the Cederberg to a researcher's base station. The proposed solutionis an ad hoc wireless network, where nodes perform polling of leopard collars and sendinformation via the multi-hop network to the researcher's base once it is downloaded froma collar. The literature study involved medium access control - and routing protocols fore ectively transferring information. The solution was implemented in hardware and rangetests were done in the Cederberg to determine feasible locations for nodes in this networkfor covering most of the CLT study area. Link budgets for this area was determined withRadio Mobile to compare with actual ranges as measured. The simulation of protocolswas done in OMNET++ which could be compared with actual results from the physicalnetwork.

[发布机构] Stellenbosch University